diff --git a/zygote.te b/zygote.te
index 09ae91020fb61531a3cb0c61bd662e65fd0623c5..9ce5a4e9d45deed85c2f33da975db0ba340d6bcb 100644
--- a/zygote.te
+++ b/zygote.te
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ allow zygote dex2oat_exec:file rx_file_perms;
 allow zygote cgroup:dir create_dir_perms;
 allow zygote cgroup:{ file lnk_file } r_file_perms;
 allow zygote self:capability sys_admin;
+# Allow zygote to stat the files that it opens. The zygote must
+# be able to inspect them so that it can reopen them on fork
+# if necessary: b/30963384
+allow zygote pmsg_device:chr_file { getattr };
+allow zygote debugfs_trace_marker:file { getattr };
+
 # Check validity of SELinux context before use.
 selinux_check_context(zygote)
 # Check SELinux permissions.